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: Prediction market platform Kalshi has officially launched the beta version of its professional trading terminal, Kalshi Pro. The product is targeted at high-frequency, professional event traders to meet real-time trading demands across multiple markets. The terminal is equipped with several institutional-grade features, including real-time public trade data feeds, full order book depth, multi-leg contract calculation, and batch order management. It also introduces professional charting tools and position risk management tools tailored for perpetual contracts. Kalshi Product Lead Andy Chang stated that active traders now view prediction markets and perpetual contracts as standardized trading asset classes comparable to stocks and bonds. Kalshi Pro aims to provide professional investors with the complete suite of institutional trading capabilities they require. (CNBC)
the UK government is accelerating the tokenization of its financial markets. 54 financial institutions, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and UBS, have joined the Wholesale Digital Markets Working Group supported by HM Treasury.Backed by the City of London Corporation, the working group will explore real-world tokenization use cases in the UK financial markets over the next year, with an initial focus on tokenised repurchase agreements (tokenised repo).Chris Woolard, the HM Treasury’s lead on wholesale digital markets, stated in a report that the tokenized financial market represents a "network race" and that the UK must move at the fastest possible pace, or risk missing the opportunity to participate in the global digital financial infrastructure buildout. (CoinDesk)
Robinhood Chain, launched by Robinhood, attracted approximately $3.1 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume in its first week after launch, becoming one of the top five blockchain networks by trading volume.
a recent exchange report released by CoinDesk shows that global centralized exchange (CEX) spot trading volume in June ended a five-month consecutive decline, increasing by 15.3% month-over-month to $1.11 trillion. Among them, Gate's spot trading volume grew by 50.8% month-over-month to $66.1 billion, ranking first globally among centralized exchanges in spot trading volume growth. The report indicates that Gate's spot market share also increased by 1.55 percentage points to 5.95%, leading the world in growth and hitting a new high since October 2025. Driven by this strong growth, Gate has secured its position as one of the top three global spot trading platforms among AA-A rated top-tier exchanges.In the derivatives market, Gate's derivatives trading volume in June reached $369 billion, with its market share positively growing to 9.52%, solidifying its position as the fourth-largest derivatives trading platform globally. Additionally, in terms of Open Interest, Gate particularly stood out, ranking among the top three global retail derivatives exchanges with a 9.20% share. Considering the overall trading volume of its spot and derivatives markets, Gate ranks among the top four globally, further consolidating its status as a leading global trading platform.CoinDesk data shows that as market volatility revives trading demand, Gate has leveraged its strong growth in both the spot and derivatives markets to further enhance platform liquidity and multi-asset trading capabilities, continuously strengthening its global competitiveness.
According to official announcements, Strategy announced that the company has entered into a strategic partnership with InsuranceMarket.ae to support the latter in advancing its initiatives related to artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making.
Bybit has now listed OpenAI (OPENAIUSDT) and Anthropic (ANTHROPICUSDT) US stock pre-market perpetual contracts, supporting up to 20x leverage.
Bitget has released its 2026 Q2 Transparency Report, disclosing several key operational metrics. According to CryptoRank data, Bitget ranked second globally in Q2 with $263 billion in spot trading volume, holding an 8.8% market share. It was the only major exchange to achieve quarterly growth, recording a 114% quarter-over-quarter increase in spot trading volume.The data indicates a cross-market rotation in user asset allocation: In April and May, stock-like assets accounted for approximately 1% of trading, but in June, this figure surpassed 3% on multiple trading days, peaking at 6.48%. Precious metals captured 40%-55% of trading share on active trading days, while crypto assets regained a dominant position exceeding 90% during weekends when traditional markets are closed.
Odaily News: According to Hyperliquid News, tradexyz will list the Sci-Tech Innovation Board 50 ETF (Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market).
Bitget officially launches the platform-level yield product "Cash Plus", providing users with a brand-new stablecoin flexible yield service, initially supporting USDT / USDC.
Odaily, July 13 – At the WebX 2026 conference held in Tokyo, Japan, B.AI unveiled its latest platform progress to global developers and innovators, showcasing full-stack capabilities encompassing cutting-edge AI models, highly scalable APIs, and developer tools. B.AI has long been committed to lowering the barrier to entry for advanced AI technology. Through continuous iteration of its products and services, it empowers enterprises and individual developers to access and leverage cutting-edge intelligence conveniently and efficiently. Partners from all sectors are warmly invited to visit the B.AI booth for an in-depth look at the latest developments and to explore the innovation opportunities driven by AI together.
Odaily, Robinhood will launch a crypto AI Agent trading feature for its US users. Eligible US users will soon be able to connect their AI Agents to dedicated Robinhood accounts, allowing the AI Agents to conduct crypto trades on behalf of the user, with support for real-time profit/loss tracking and push notifications. This feature will support agents from third-party AI companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Grok, with UK users set to be the next cohort to gain access.
According to the official announcement, Binance will add the SKHynix (SKHYB) bStocks token as an eligible collateral asset in CrossMargin, PortfolioMargin, and PortfolioMarginPro on July 13, 2026 at 13:30 (UTC), and enable leveraged trading for the corresponding trading pairs. This feature is available only to VIP3 and above users, and borrowing is not supported at this time.
: Japanese convenience store operator Lawson plans to test yen-pegged stablecoin payments in August at its Lawson Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo. HashPort has signed agreements with Lawson and KDDI to conduct the pilot, where participants will use HashPort's non-custodial wallet. The store will process payments through the HashPort payment system, eliminating the need for merchants to open or manage crypto wallets. Japanese payment company Netstars has launched Stablecoin Pay, opening applications to merchants looking to accept multiple stablecoins. The service initially supports USDC, USDT, and the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC on the Solana and Polygon networks. Supported wallets include MetaMask, and the merchant transaction fee rate is 0.98%. (Cointelegraph).
according to an official announcement, Binance will add SK Hynix (SKHYB) bStocks tokens as eligible collateral assets in Cross Margin, Portfolio Margin, and Portfolio Margin Pro, effective July 13, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC), while also enabling leveraged trading for corresponding trading pairs. This feature is available exclusively to VIP3 and above users and does not support borrowing for the time being.
Over the past two weeks, 99% of the platform's daily fees were used to repurchase 3.0838 million ASTER for staker incentives; meanwhile, an equivalent amount of 3.0838 million ASTER from the team allocation has been burned. Since the tokenomics model upgrade on June 17, 2026, a cumulative total of 6.0209 million ASTER has been burned; the total cumulative burn across all burn plans reaches 184 million ASTER.
: On July 13, crypto KOL @amathxbt and others revealed that Circle’s public chain Arc may have been launched non-publicly. Cross-chain protocols LayerZero and LI.FI have been deployed on the Arc network, but community testing has not yet been publicly opened. Arc is a public Layer 1 blockchain, positioned as the "economic operating system of the internet," providing shared and composable infrastructure to support economic contracts, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and global market operations. In May this year, Circle officially released the ARC whitepaper, outlining the design framework of ARC as the native coordination asset of the Arc blockchain network. The Arc public testnet launched in October 2025, with the mainnet expected to go live in the summer of 2026.
Odaily Reports, qinbafrank posted on the X platform stating that KorProtocol announced the completion of a $7.5 million Series A funding round, co-led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital, at a post-money valuation of $100 million. Other participants include Republic, Animoca, Solana, Avalanche, and others. Through its three core engines — Verify, Route, and Settle — KOR transforms creative assets into on-chain assets that are verifiable, matchable, and automatically settled. The Verify engine allows creators to register their works on-chain, recording provenance, ownership, and licensing terms. The Route engine uses data and AI to match creators, assets, labels, brands, platforms, and agencies. The Settle engine enables instant automatic revenue sharing via smart contracts and USDC on the Base chain, supporting complex split rules and recurring income. KOR currently has over 1 million registered users, more than $2 million in revenue, over 285,000 NFTs, and over 1,000 IP partners, and has collaborated with deadmau5 and "Black Mirror." Following the funding, KOR will continue to expand its IP supply, deepen partnerships, and advance network expansion.
SBI and the Solana Foundation have announced a strategic partnership to jointly advance the development of Japan's on-chain financial market. Under the collaboration agreement, the Solana Foundation will acquire a stake in SBI R3 Japan, and work alongside existing shareholders SBI and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to drive a new growth strategy. The company plans to rebrand as SBI Solana Global Co., Ltd. SBI Solana Global will focus on promoting the issuance and circulation of yen stablecoins such as JPYSC on the Solana network, supporting the issuance and circulation of corporate bonds and tokenized RWAs, building cross-border payment infrastructure, providing on-chain financial services for institutional investors, and developing the next generation of payment infrastructure for the AI Agent era.
According to the official announcement, Binance Spot will list SK Hynix tokenized securities SKHYB on July 13 at 21:30, open the SKHYB/USDT trading pair, and provide trading bot services.
BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on X platform, stating that following the completion of its acquisition of Siiibo Securities, Metaplanet (3350.T) has launched Metaplanet Securities, offering BTC-backed credit facilities to Japanese investors. BTC-backed credit is on the rise.